Multi-pin hinge and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9719280-B2
Application number	US-201514835770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2015
Priority date	Jun 12, 2015
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

A multi-pin hinge includes a first mounting pin, a second mounting pin, a linkage pin assembly, a first single-pin gear, a second single-pin gear and a double-pin gear assembly. The first single-pin gear is sleeved on the first mounting pin, the second single-pin gear is sleeved on the second mounting pin, and the linkage pin assembly is movably connected between the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin by the double-pin gear assembly. The multi-pin hinge connect two bodies of an electronic device to two mounting pins, thus a first body is rotatable around a second body without directly contacting the second body, thereby avoiding providing a gap or a protruding block on the two bodies. An electronic device using the multi-pin hinge can avoid providing a protruding block and/or a groove, thus the electronic device has a regular appearance and structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-pin hinge, comprising a first mounting pin, a second mounting pin, a linkage pin assembly, a first single-pin gear, a second single-pin gear and a double-pin gear assembly, wherein the first single-pin gear is sleeved on the first mounting pin, the second single-pin gear is sleeved on the second mounting pin, and the linkage pin assembly is movably connected between the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin by the double-pin gear assembly;
wherein two ends of the double-pin gear assembly are respectively sleeved on the first mounting in and the second mounting pin.

2. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 1 , wherein a middle of the double-pin gear assembly is sleeved on the linkage pin assembly.

3. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 2 , wherein the double-pin gear assembly respectively meshes with the first single-pin gear and the second single-pin gear.

4. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises an odd number of spindles, the double-pin gear assembly comprises an even number of double-pin gears, and the number of the double-pin gears is greater than the number of the spindles by one.

5. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises at least one spindle, and the double-pin gear assembly comprises at least two double-pin gears, a first double-pin gear in the at least two double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the first mounting pin and a second end sleeved on the at least one spindle, and a second double-pin gear in the at least two double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the second mounting pin and a second end sleeved on the at least one spindle.

6. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 5 , wherein the second end of the first double-pin gear meshes with the first single-pin gear, and the second end of the second double-pin gear meshes with the second single-pin gear.

7. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises three spindles, and the double-pin gear assembly comprises at least four double-pin gears, a third double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the first mounting pin and a second end sleeved on a first spindle, close to the first mounting pin, in the three spindles; a fourth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the second mounting pin and a second end sleeved on a second spindle, close to the second mounting pin, in the three spindles; a fifth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears is sleeved on the first spindle and a third spindle in the three spindles; and a sixth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears is sleeved on the first spindle and the third spindle.

8. The multi-pin hinge according to claim 7 , wherein the fifth double-pin gear has two ends respectively meshing with the fourth double-pin gear and the first single-pin gear, and the sixth double-pin gear has two ends respectively meshing with the third double-pin gear and the second single-pin gear.

9. An electronic device, comprising a first body and a second body hinged to the first body via a hinge device, wherein the hinge device comprises a first mounting pin, a second mounting pin, a linkage pin assembly, a first single-pin gear, a second single-pin gear and a double-pin gear assembly, wherein the first single-pin gear is sleeved on the first mounting pin, the second single-pin gear is sleeved on the second mounting pin, and the linkage pin assembly is movably connected between the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin by the double-pin gear assembly;
wherein two ends of the double-pin gear assembly are respectively sleeved on the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein a middle of the double-pin gear assembly is sleeved on the linkage pin assembly.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the double-pin gear assembly respectively meshes with the first single-pin gear and the second single-pin gear.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises an odd number of spindles, the double-pin gear assembly comprises an even number of double-pin gears, and the number of the double-pin gears is greater than the number of the spindles by one.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises at least one spindle, and the double-pin gear assembly comprises at least two double-pin gears, a first double-pin gear in the at least two double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the first mounting pin and a second end sleeved on the at least one spindle, and a second double-pin gear in the at least two double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the second mounting pin and a second end sleeved on the at least one spindle.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the second end of the first double-pin gear meshes with the first single-pin gear, and the second end of the second double-pin gear meshes with the second single-pin gear.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the linkage pin assembly comprises three spindles, and the double-pin gear assembly comprises at least four double-pin gears, a third double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the first mounting pin and a second end sleeved on a first spindle, close to the first mounting pin, in the three spindles; a fourth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears has a first end sleeved on the second mounting pin and a second end sleeved on a second spindle, close to the second mounting pin, in the three spindles; a fifth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears is sleeved on the first spindle and a third spindle in the three spindles; and a sixth double-pin gear in the at least four double-pin gears is sleeved on the first spindle and the third spindle.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the fifth double-pin gear has two ends respectively meshing with the fourth double-pin gear and the first single-pin gear, and the sixth double-pin gear has two ends respectively meshing with the third double-pin gear and the second single-pin gear.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tian Ping

Classifications

• E05D3/06

  with two or more pins (E05D7/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M1/022

  The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes · CPC title

• E05D3/122 Primary

  Gear hinges · CPC title

• H05K5/0226

  Hinges · CPC title

• E05Y2900/606

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic